Gel Cold Hot Pack Reusable Reviews Summary

Design and Flexibility

Pros:

• "They are designed to fold around feet and hands, or shoulders, and provide cold healing for a much longer period of time."
• "Is FLEXIBLE when frozen and folds for freezing or storage."
• "These continue to hold up well and have been used more then the normal person would use them."
• "I LOVE that it has three sections so it can easily wrap around an area and lays flat."
• "It conformed nicely around his knee but I can see where it would do the same around other parts of the body should it be needed."
• "The triple fold feature is a nice because it wraps around the top and sides of my knee."
• "These’ll wrap around any body part (eg shoulder, hip), and the 10x14 is great for low back."

Cons:

• "The contents bunches up, forcing you to let it thaw some before you can mold it to the area needed."
• "You really have to knead it to get flexibility, and even so it only folds well at the two 'seams'."
• "It's actually awkward to get it to conform to my pillow."
• "At first I thought this was ok but right off I didn't like that it was divided in 3 section and not flat."
• "I bought these because it said they stay flexible, even when frozen. They don't."
• "I broke my tibia and didn’t find this comfortable for a broken bone."
• "This one is too big and almost unbearable. There’s frost all around the outside after taking it out the freezer."

Temperature Retention

Pros:

• "The ice pack stays cold for quite a long time, and then cools quickly after refreezing it."
• "It stays cold for over an hour."
• "Freezes quickly and lasts for up to 8 hours."
• "Lasted over an hour of cold time."
• "These last at least 4 hours in the sun."
• "They stay cold for hours and when one isn’t cold anymore I go get the other one out of the freezer."
• "They stay cold all night!!!!"

Cons:

• "The gel within it does not to hold coldness or heat very long. It last ~10 minutes before losing icing or heating property."
• "The gel inside the pack only stays cold for 20+ minutes, just long enough for one application."
• "These dont keep heat for very long."
• "They stay very cold for the 20 minutes that I use them."
• "I do wish the heat would last."
• "Nevertheless, the price was great (under $10) and it keep cold for the time that I need it."
• "I wish they had an option for a two pack just like the others for the whole body."

Quality and Durability

Pros:

• "These things are made of durable fabric and have a gel that freezes to a near-solid state, so even while they're fully 'frozen' they still kind of malleable."
• "Made with durable construction, this pack can withstand multiple uses without showing any signs of wear and tear."
• "They are durable, so I do not have to worry about it breaking."
• "These are the highest quality cold packs I’ve ever used/seen."
• "These packs are well-made and durable."
• "They are made of high quality materials and last a long time before having to put back in the freezer."
• "This brand’s terrific - very robust icepacks with a great surface texture and flexible/soft enough even when fully frozen."

Cons:

• "I'm disabled and live in chronic pain and I have to alternate ice packs and heating pads pretty much 24/7 I've never attempted to heat these ice packs and I own 5 of them and 3/5 of them leak from the seams and other places."
• "However, I think I have had them about a month or so and I already have a hole in each."
• "One pack was miss filled with virtually no coolant gel in one of the three compartments. The other had a corner seam separation."
• "This one does leak a little from condensation once it starts to unthaw."
• "I had to return these because they had no gel in them."
• "Unfortunately they lose 2 stars for the crazy amount of water they sweat as they melt."
• "I also used it on my knees and shoulder."